Two Roman officers have ordered the unidentified saint and his companion to be beaten to death. They have been brought before the officers by a group of soldiers who witness their martyrdom. The setting is like a stage with a gold backdrop, the doorway on the left and the Romans' seat of judgement serving as symbolic scenery and props. The panel is one of two in the collection, painted originally as part of a predella of five scenes at the base of an altarpiece.